Bikes and Bicycling - The Chainlink2018-12-19T07:45:56Zhttps://www.thechainlink.org/forum/categories/bikes-and-bicycling/listForCategory?feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe Pedestrian Strikes Backtag:www.thechainlink.org,2018-12-17:2211490:Topic:11109512018-12-17T12:42:01.700ZBob Kastigarhttps://www.thechainlink.org/profile/BobKastigar
<p>Officials in several countries are getting the message: Cities are about people, not cars.</p>
<div class="css-4w7y5l"><p class="css-1ygdjhk e2kc3sl0">In many of the major cities of the world, it has begun to dawn even on public officials that walking is a highly efficient means of transit, as well as one of the great underrated pleasures in life. A few major cities have even tentatively begun to take back their streets for pedestrians.</p>
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<p>Officials in several countries are getting the message: Cities are about people, not cars.</p>
<div class="css-4w7y5l"><p class="css-1ygdjhk e2kc3sl0">In many of the major cities of the world, it has begun to dawn even on public officials that walking is a highly efficient means of transit, as well as one of the great underrated pleasures in life. A few major cities have even tentatively begun to take back their streets for pedestrians.</p>
<p class="css-1ygdjhk e2kc3sl0">Denver, for instance, is proposing a plan to invest $1.2 billion in sidewalks, and, at far greater cost, bring frequent public transit within a quarter-mile of most of its residents. In Europe, where clean, safe, punctual public transit is already widely available, Oslo plans to ban all cars from its city center beginning next year. <a class="css-1g7m0tk" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cities-going-car-free-2017-2" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Madrid is banning cars owned by nonresidents</a>, and is also redesigning 24 major downtown avenues to take them back for pedestrians. <a class="css-1g7m0tk" href="https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2017/03/the-cars-that-ate-paris/520710/" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paris has banned vehicles</a> from a road along the Seine, and plans to rebuild it for bicycle and pedestrian use.</p>
<p class="css-1ygdjhk e2kc3sl0">Yes, car owners are furious. That’s because they have mistaken their century-long domination over pedestrians for a right rather than a privilege. The truth is that cities are not doing nearly enough to restore streets for pedestrian use, and it’s the pedestrians who should be furious.</p>
<p class="css-1ygdjhk e2kc3sl0">Many American cities still rely on “level of service” (LOS) design models developed in the 1960s that focus single-mindedly on keeping vehicle traffic moving, according to Elizabeth Macdonald, an urban design specialist at the University of California, Berkeley. “Hence improvements for other modes (walking, cycling, transit) that might increase vehicle delay are characterized as LOS. impediments,” she and her co-authors write in The Journal of Urban Design. The idea of pedestrians as “impediments” is of course perverse, especially given the word’s original meaning: An impediment was something that functioned as a shackle for the feet — unlimited vehicle traffic, say.</p>
<p class="css-1ygdjhk e2kc3sl0"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/15/opinion/sunday/cars-pedestrians-cities.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/15/opinion/sunday/cars-pedestrians-cities.html</a></p>
</div> FS - PureCity - Commuter Biketag:www.thechainlink.org,2018-12-17:2211490:Topic:11110132018-12-17T01:01:32.582ZJared Verbekehttps://www.thechainlink.org/profile/JaredVerbeke
<p>Great looking, very stylish commuter bike for sale. Comes complete with fenders, rack, rear and front light. The bike also has a leather saddle that I find very comfortable to ride on. Bike is a size large, suited for anyone 5'10-6'3". The bike for sale is in a dark reg color scheme with navy fenders.</p>
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<p>Bike has been used only for a handful of months, so it is in like new condition. Has an internal 3 speed shifting system which makes it reliable and low maintenance. I'm only…</p>
<p>Great looking, very stylish commuter bike for sale. Comes complete with fenders, rack, rear and front light. The bike also has a leather saddle that I find very comfortable to ride on. Bike is a size large, suited for anyone 5'10-6'3". The bike for sale is in a dark reg color scheme with navy fenders.</p>
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<p>Bike has been used only for a handful of months, so it is in like new condition. Has an internal 3 speed shifting system which makes it reliable and low maintenance. I'm only selling because I started a job further away from home, so I'm commuting on a bike better suited to long trips.</p>
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<p>URL to bike profile <a href="https://www.purecycles.com/products/pure-city-classic-bike-8-speed?variant=1121025654794" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</p>
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<p>Price $250</p>
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<p></p> Angry City.tag:www.thechainlink.org,2018-12-15:2211490:Topic:11109352018-12-15T06:06:51.056ZGage B.https://www.thechainlink.org/profile/GageB
<p>I ask myself all the time why I continue to ride in this city. Everyone is so angry and only worried about themselves. It’s all about me before you. Why do we continue to ride when there is so much hatred/anger/obviluousness to human life as cyclists and pedestrians? </p>
<p>I ask myself all the time why I continue to ride in this city. Everyone is so angry and only worried about themselves. It’s all about me before you. Why do we continue to ride when there is so much hatred/anger/obviluousness to human life as cyclists and pedestrians? </p> Is the stolen bike registry down? 3 bikes stolen looking for some assistance.tag:www.thechainlink.org,2018-12-13:2211490:Topic:11111732018-12-13T03:08:09.318Zsteve rulzhttps://www.thechainlink.org/profile/steverulz
<p>Hey Folks, </p>
<p>It's been a minute since I have been on this site. Tonight I got home and found that my garage had been broken into. My maroon Surly Steamroller with bullhorn bars, back plastic fender, front cetma rack, wife's white Cinelli steel road bike, and her blue Raleigh split frame were missing as well as a bunch of other things. We're in Logan Square. </p>
<p>I came here looking for the stolen bike registry which seems to be down. Is this a site gone for good? Is there a better…</p>
<p>Hey Folks, </p>
<p>It's been a minute since I have been on this site. Tonight I got home and found that my garage had been broken into. My maroon Surly Steamroller with bullhorn bars, back plastic fender, front cetma rack, wife's white Cinelli steel road bike, and her blue Raleigh split frame were missing as well as a bunch of other things. We're in Logan Square. </p>
<p>I came here looking for the stolen bike registry which seems to be down. Is this a site gone for good? Is there a better place to go online? Any assistance would be helpful. </p>
<p>Thanks! </p> Checking out for a while by bike: Where would you bike? What would you bring?tag:www.thechainlink.org,2018-12-11:2211490:Topic:11105672018-12-11T14:30:11.285ZYasmeenhttps://www.thechainlink.org/profile/YasmeenSchuller
<p><span style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">If you could go on the ultimate bike trip, where would you ride? What would you bring…</span></p>
<p><span style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">If you could go on the ultimate bike trip, where would you ride? What would you bring with you? For Jasmine, it is her violin and her dog.</span></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a25309187/jasmine-reese-cross-country-road-trip-bike/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a25309187/jasmine-reese-cross-country-road-trip-bike/</a></p> Chicago Santa Cycle Rampage: Santas bending over for youtag:www.thechainlink.org,2018-12-09:2211490:Topic:11109752018-12-09T03:14:00.251ZMr Bikehttps://www.thechainlink.org/profile/MrBike
<p>You'll love the route traversed by the 2018 Santa Cycle Rampage—cuz the Rampage's CEOs (chief elfin officers) have bent over backwards to pick some choice spots at which to amaze, amuse, &amp; abuse goggling shoppers! The Rampagers will descend on two department-store "Santas," giant public Xmas trees, the river, Christkindlmarket (rhymes with "This Kindle marked up")—and the recently-rehabbed Billy Goat!</p>
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<p>You'll love the route traversed by the 2018 Santa Cycle Rampage—cuz the Rampage's CEOs (chief elfin officers) have bent over backwards to pick some choice spots at which to amaze, amuse, &amp; abuse goggling shoppers! The Rampagers will descend on two department-store "Santas," giant public Xmas trees, the river, Christkindlmarket (rhymes with "This Kindle marked up")—and the recently-rehabbed Billy Goat!</p>
<p>More at <a href="https://tiny.cc/2018rampage">https://tiny.cc/2018rampage</a></p>
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<p>I'm sorry you were so offended that I tapped on your car mirror. You were glued to your phone and it was the only way to get your attention and let you know you were blocking the entire bike lane (N. Deaborn @ Post Office) during the rush and forcing cyclists into traffic.</p>
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<p>And while I think it was a little ironic to speed down the street to tell me I broke the law, I definitely think throwing a glass bottle was a bit much. However, since it shattered in your car and not on me,…</p>
<p>I'm sorry you were so offended that I tapped on your car mirror. You were glued to your phone and it was the only way to get your attention and let you know you were blocking the entire bike lane (N. Deaborn @ Post Office) during the rush and forcing cyclists into traffic.</p>
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<p>And while I think it was a little ironic to speed down the street to tell me I broke the law, I definitely think throwing a glass bottle was a bit much. However, since it shattered in your car and not on me, I'll let it slide.</p>
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<p>I can't even fathom the courage and strength it must have took to put your foot down and whip down the block and around the corner. But boy were you red with embarrassment when I took the alley and cut you off. You must have ran out of bottles because this time you kept the windows up. I'm sure your partner will be proud of the example you set for your daughter in the back seat.</p> Sadly he is no longer in a "spot of bother."tag:www.thechainlink.org,2018-12-03:2211490:Topic:11105122018-12-03T22:24:20.783ZDavid Barishhttps://www.thechainlink.org/profile/DavidBarish
<p>Paul Sherwen, a broadcaster who cycling fans have been listening to for years has passed away. In typical British understatement he would describe a racer who was feeling the effects of a climb as being in a "spot of bother." It will be hard to imagine grand tours without he and Phil Liggett having a conversation and letting the rest of us in on it while the racers swept through scenic vistas. …</p>
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<p>Paul Sherwen, a broadcaster who cycling fans have been listening to for years has passed away. In typical British understatement he would describe a racer who was feeling the effects of a climb as being in a "spot of bother." It will be hard to imagine grand tours without he and Phil Liggett having a conversation and letting the rest of us in on it while the racers swept through scenic vistas. </p>
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<p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/12/03/672806336/paul-sherwen-renowned-cycling-commentator-dies-at-62">https://www.npr.org/2018/12/03/672806336/paul-sherwen-renowned-cycling-commentator-dies-at-62</a></p> Winter Riding: Hat Head, the Mess is Real :-/tag:www.thechainlink.org,2018-11-28:2211490:Topic:11103622018-11-28T14:16:59.782ZYasmeenhttps://www.thechainlink.org/profile/YasmeenSchuller
<p>Super windy (24 mph), nasty cold morning and so I wore my non-bikewear fleece cap which felt awful under my helmet and produced an embarrassing hair mess. I bundled up today but it felt all wrong. My new coat didn't give me enough flex in my arms, jeans are always a bad choice, and the wind made it all feel awkward and awful. But I made it in and learned enough that tomorrow I will be dressing in normal clothing that rides better and is more comfortable. </p>
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<p>Super windy (24 mph), nasty cold morning and so I wore my non-bikewear fleece cap which felt awful under my helmet and produced an embarrassing hair mess. I bundled up today but it felt all wrong. My new coat didn't give me enough flex in my arms, jeans are always a bad choice, and the wind made it all feel awkward and awful. But I made it in and learned enough that tomorrow I will be dressing in normal clothing that rides better and is more comfortable. </p>
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<p>Yes, I have the worst hat head sitting here while I type this. :-( Definitely a bad hair day.</p> Safe Distance Questiontag:www.thechainlink.org,2018-11-28:2211490:Topic:11101702018-11-28T12:00:06.047Zdavhttps://www.thechainlink.org/profile/DavidBrennan
<p>I'm most likely going to go full on crazy-looking-bicycle-guy. The snow/ice yesterday forced my commute more into normal traffic and I'm uncomfortable with the close passers. I'm gonna do the pool noodle thing. What is the safe passing distance when a car is passing a bicycle? How long should this noodle be? I was thinking about 3 feet.</p>
<p>I'm most likely going to go full on crazy-looking-bicycle-guy. The snow/ice yesterday forced my commute more into normal traffic and I'm uncomfortable with the close passers. I'm gonna do the pool noodle thing. What is the safe passing distance when a car is passing a bicycle? How long should this noodle be? I was thinking about 3 feet.</p>